Ya’an Earthquake Part1

The Ya’an earthquake occurred at 08:02 Beijing Time (00:02 UTC) on April 20, 2013. The epicenter was located in Lushan County, Ya’an, Sichuan, about 116 km (72 mi) from Chengdu along the Longmenshan Fault in the same province heavily impacted by the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. The magnitude of the earthquake was placed at Ms 7.0 by China Earthquake Data Center, Ms 7.0 by Russian Academy of Sciences, Mw 7.0 by Geoscience Australia, Mw 6.6 by…

Tragedy strikes Haiti

On Tuesday afternoon, January 12th, tragedy stuck Haiti.  A devastating 7.3 magnitude earthquake swept across Southern Haiti, leaving it in ruins. Buildings, schools, hospitals were left destroyed causing massive chaos and panic.  Many people were buried in the rubble of this disasters, dead or alive, while the survivors are left homeless. Food, water and shelter…